Safe Use and Analytical Limitations of Criteriology: A Methodological Note

This methodological note clarifies the conditions for safe use and analytical limitations of criteriology as an emerging analytical framework. It situates criteriology at a methodological level and outlines how it approaches decision-making processes indirectly through the identifiability and reconstructability of evaluative structures.

The note specifies conditions of analytical visibility, distinguishes between documentation and practice, and articulates key limitations related to absence, reconstruction, and scope. It is intended as a non-normative clarification supporting the interpretation and application of criteriology in ongoing work.

The note does not limit the analytical scope of criteriology, but clarifies the conditions under which its application may be interpreted.